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pillowy

/ˈpɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/

pillowy adjective: resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy.

Adjective

pillowy (comparative more pillowy, superlative most pillowy)

  1. Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy
    • The garnet-coloured brew has a pillowy, pink-tinged head, and a beautiful raspberry aroma, which also comes through in the flavour.2009 February 11, Josh Rubin, “Pour your Valentine a special cold one”, in Toronto Star
    • Delectable soft, pillowy rolls, filled with a sweet nutty mixture or fruit, these are like tea cakes and are great for breakfast or tea.2012, Si King, Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers' Big Book of Baking

pillowy meaning in Tamil

pillowy in Tamil

தலையணையன்ன

Forms of pillowy

comparativemore pillowy
superlativemost pillowy

Origin of pillowy

From pillow + -y.

Words formed from pillowy

Words that rhyme with pillowy

Questions about pillowy

What does pillowy mean?
Pillowy means resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy.
What is pillowy in Tamil?
Pillowy in Tamil is தலையணையன்ன. See Pillowy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pillowy?
Pillowy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pillowy?
Pillowy is pronounced /ˈpɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/ (UK).

Words near pillowy in the dictionary

  1. pillowside
  2. pillowslip
  3. pillowslips
  4. pillowtalk
  5. pillowtop
  6. pillowy
  7. pills
  8. pills in the pocket
  9. pills to swallow
  10. pills up
  11. Pillsbury

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pillowy (page history and authors); pillowy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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